Faucet.



' J. c. WELLS.

PAUGET. APPL IUATIOH FILED NOV IS, 1909.

' Patented Jan.3, 1911.

witnesses.

JESSE C. \VELLS, OF BROOKLYN llEW YORK.

FA'UCET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that. I. Jessi-i C. Wants, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, in theconnty of Kings and State of New York,

have invented certain new and useful .l'm-

provements in Faucets, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

The object of my present invention isto produce a simple, effective and economical faucet for water service pipes which can readily be removed from the pipe by the consumer for renewing the valve.

The objection to all of the many forms of faucets now in practical use on water service pipes is the dilliculty and expense of repairing the same so that when one of these commonly used faucets leaks, it is necessary to send for a plumber, since the ordinary consumer is unable to repair the valve or washer, either because he is without the necessary tools, or does not. possess sullicient mechanical skill to take the faucet. apart. This difliculty is. serious not only because of the expense incident to such minor repairs. but also because of the great aste oi water from leaky valves whcn'the faucets are in need of repairs. y

I have produced an improved form bf faucet for water service pipes consisting of a nozzle member threaded upon the outlet end of the service pipe and carrying a valve which is moved into engagement with the open end of the service pipe for shutting elf the flow of water and is moved away from the end of the service pipe to permit the water to flow, said nozzle being free to to tate to open and close the valve, and pro-.

vided with a collar which limits the opening movement of the nozile and prevents its accidental disengagement -from the service pipe.

I prefer to form the'nozzle with an enlarged chamber formed withv an annular seat to receive a valve supporting member in the form of a skeleton cylinder, and upon said valve support I mount a rubber or other elastic valve member preferably of mushroom shape with its hemispherical surface presented upwardly to 'ard the open end of the service pipe.- The outlet end of the.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 16, 1509. Serial No.

Patontet't Jan. 3, 528,375.

l service pipe is externally enlarged and this enlarged portion is threaded to receive the iinternally threaded nozzle member. The l limiting collar is freely mounted upon the l service pipe above the said enlargement and l threaded upon the nozzle member so as to rotate and move longitudinally upon thd service pipe with said nozzle member, the l opening, movement oflhe nozzle member lbeing limited by the eugagenu-nt of said icollar with the enlargement of theservicc lpipe. To facilitate the mounting of the limiting collar upon the service pipe, 1 prefer to thread the end of the service pipe and screw thereon a threaded nut or collar of slightly larger diameter than the service 1 pi 3e.

v The nozzle and valve support are formed with free passageways of the same capacity as the service pipe, so that the nozzle supporting the valve can be applied to the service pipe while the water is running Without danger of the water squirting out, and Wetting the. Operator.

In order that. my invention may be fully understood, I will first describe the. same with reference to the accompanying drawings and afterward point out the novelty more particularly in the annexed claim. 7 p In said drawings, Figure 1 is aside elevation of my improved faucet. Fig. .2 is a aortic-at longitudinalsectional view of the same showing the valve in closed position. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the valve open. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the parts partially disconnected. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the elastic valve and valve support. l

1 isasection of an ordinary water service pipe. This section of the pipe is shown with a rigid angle bend at 2 to present the outlet 3 of the pipe downward. The outlet end of the pipe is reduced slightly in diameterpmviding an annular shoulder and is externally threaded as indicated at 5 to re ceive the internally and externally threaded nut or collar (Shaving a reduced inner end flush withthe surface of the outlet. The body of the nut or collar is of slightly larger when applied to the threaded end of the diameter than the service pipe 1 and forms,

service pipe, an enlargement or shoulder for confining the nozzle limiting collar hereinafter referred to.

is the nozzle member formedwith a central cylindrical enlargement as shown at 10, and sligl'itly tapered at its opposite end as shown at 10. This nozzle 10 is formed with an internal 'annular shoulder 11 upon which rests a valve support 12 in the form of a skeleton cylinder made up of the two open. rings 12 and '12 connected by the integ all bars 12. l

15 is a soft rubber or other elastic talve of mushroom shape having a hemispherical surface which is adapted to rest upon the valve support 12, the circular stem portion 15 of the valve fitting snugly within one of the rings 12"; or 12 of the y'alve support. When the mushroom valve 15 is in place upon the support 12, it closes up the opening through one of the rings 12 or 12 but allows free passageway through the side openings 12 and through the other ring.

a This valve support 12 rests upon the annular shoulder 11 and supports the elastic mushroom valve 15 centrally within the enlarged portion 10 of the nozzle with the hemispherical surface of the valve member presented upwardly toward the open end of the service pipe.

The nozzle 10 is internally threaded at its inner end 16 to screw upon the external thread upon the. enlarged collar or nut (3, and by screwing the nozzle upon said nut or collar the valve 15 is pressed up into the open end of the service pipe 1.

20 is the confining collar which fits loosely upon the ervice pipe 1 above the enlargement or nut 6. This collar 20 is internally threaded at 21 to screw upon the externally threaded and shouldered reduced end 22 of the nozzle 10, so that the collar 20 will move with the nozzle, and in the opening motion will engage the shoulder on the enlargement of the'nut or collar 6 and limit the opening movement of the nozzle so as to prevent its accidental removal from the service pipe.

The nozzle 10 may be provided with radial lugs or fingers 25 or with other forms of projections to facilitate the rotation of the nozzle by hand. The limiting collar 20 is milled or roughened as shown at 22 to facilitate its rotation independently of the nozzle for disconnecting these parts. I

In assembling the improved faucet, the collar 24) is slipped upon the end of the service pipe and the nut (3 screwed into place upon the reduced threaded end of the serv ice pipe. The nozzle 10 with the valve support and valve in place is then placed in position as shown in Fig. 4 and screwed up upon the nut 6 until the valve 15 closes the outlet opening 3 of the service pipe. The

limiting collar 20 is then screwed down upon the threaded portion 22 of the valve and the faucet will be found in condition for service.

The faucet is opened and closed by rotating the nozzle upon the service pipe, therotation in one direction moving the valve away from and opening the outlet of the service pipe, while the rotation in the op posite direction moves the valve into engagement with and closes the service pipe. By reason of the limiting collar, the opening movement of the nozzle is confined so that it cannot be entirely screwed off ofthe enlar e ment at, the end of the service pipe, there y I avoiding the danger of breaking a bowl or other receptacle which is supported beneath the faucet. If the improved'valve should become worn and permit the faucet to leak, it is a simple matter for any consumer to disengage the collar 20 from the nozzle 10 and unscrew the nozzle from the service pipe and replace the worn valve with a new one. This operation consumes but a few moments so that it is unnecessary to cut off the supply of water while the repair is being made. When the new valve is in place, the nozzle is held in line with the open end of the service pipe so that the stream of water can flow into the open end of the nozzle and then rotated into engagement with the threaded enlargement of the service pipe. The capacity of the passageway through the nozzle and valve support is equal to the capacity of the service pipe so that the water will flow freely through the nozzle while it is being attached and there is no splashing or squirting of the water outside of the nozzlc while the operation is being performed.

The nozzle is screwed up until the 'valve= cuts off the flow of water, when the limiting collar is again screwed in place.

The use of myimproved faucet will prove a greatconvenience to consumers in that it enables the consumer to conveniently and quickly repair a leaky valve, thus obviating the annoyance of a leaky valve as Well as the expense incident to having the repair made by a plumber The improved faucet is also of importance in reducing the loss of I water from leaky valves because of the convenience and slight cost of maintaining the same in good repair.

What I claim is:

The combination of a service pipe having 'a reduced externally threaded outlet providing an annular shoulder, an internally and externally thrcadcd'nut having a reduced inner end llush with the surface of ,the outlet and an enlarged outer end providing a shoulder at its reduced inner end, a' confining collar fitting loosely upon the outlet and arrested by the shoulder surping upon the internal annular shoulder, and ""a valve of hemispherical shape having a 10 circular stein fitting snugly in the skeleton support.

I JESSE C. WELLS. Witnesses:

CLAURA PEQ L \VM. E. K GHT rounding the reduced end of the nut, a noz-, zle formed with a central cylindrical enlargelnent, with a tapered outlet having an internal annular shoulder, with an internal thread engaging the threaded enlargement of the nut and an external thread with which the internal thread of the confining cgllar engages, an invertible slieleten suppOrtrest. 

